verbaasd
surprised
/vɛrˈbaːst/adjective
Word forms
- comparative: verbaasder (more surprised)
- superlative: verbaasdste (most surprised)
How it is spelled and how it sounds
The prefix 'ver-' is unstressed, and the long /aː/ is denoted by 'aa' in a closed syllable.
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In connected speech
In connected speech, the final /d/ in 'verbaasd' may become devoiced to [t] when followed by a voiceless consonant.
In the lessons (1 sentence)
In the frequency dictionary
Fiction #117
Marked known.